Njasang Nji

Gebundenes Buch

Hip-Hop Rivalries

East Coast Versus West Coast

Beschreibung

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In A Tale of Two Cities, the duality of changing times was poignantly highlighted and almost the same thing is true in Hip-Hop Rivalries: East Coast Versus West Coast.

Autor

Njasang Nji has written and edited many different works and, over the years, he has been awarded severally for his poetry and prose. Coming to America as a preteen, he immediately fell in love with hip-hop and the culture associated with it. An experienced Gen X'er, Mr. Nji vividly remembers life in New York from when Nas, NWA, Das Efx, EPMD, Redman, and other pioneers ruled the airwaves in what could honestly be considered the Golden Age of Rap and Hip-Hop. And the world was paying attention. Clubs like the Tunnel, Palladium, Limelight, and Skate Key in the Bronx popularized R&B, hip-hop, and rap music and gave Black (and other underprivileged) people a major key to unlocking the shackles of poverty. This is what Mr. Nji admired about African-American hip-hop culture, and he discusses it at length and in great detail, technically and otherwise, while admiring all those artists who made life such an exciting time to be alive.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781036114183
• ISBN-10: 103611418X
• Artikelnr.: 73638089